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Daniel Hodgson charged with 2nd degree murder after suspicious death in Apex

Daniel Hodgson, 37, has been charged with 2nd degree murder for the death of 23-year-old Bradley Winsor.

Hodgson will appear in court next on July 18

RCMP cordoned off a home in Apex with police tape after responding to a call at 5 a.m. on May 19. (Travis Burke/CBC)

Daniel Hodgson, 37, has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of 23-year-old Bradley Winsor.

Charges were laid after RCMP responded to reports of an unresponsive man at a home in Apex in the early morning of May 19.

Hodgson's appeared before a judge for the first time this week and will appear in court again on July 18.  

RCMP initially withheld the names, citing a publication ban, but the ban does not cover names of the victim and the accused.